William K Bowes Jr Foundation
EIN 943148482Total Given 2020–2024
$176.7M
340 grants · $35.3M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $69K–$500K
grant size
65%
deep partner · 58/89 multi-year
repeat
$236.8M
Assets (2024)
89
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 561-6540
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.4M | $283.6M | $15.2M | 92 |
| 2021 | $39.2M | $286.3M | $24.7M | 64 |
| 2022 | $32.0M | $235.3M | $5.9M | 65 |
| 2023 | $28.5M | $231.4M | $16.4M | 60 |
| 2024 | $22.7M | $236.8M | $15.5M | 59 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 340 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$69K
Median
$200K
Average
$520K
75th Pctl
$500K
Maximum
$8.7M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.4% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 11 states
$2.9M across
8 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (340 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $8,733,333 | TO SUPPORT EIGHT PROJECTS/PROGRAMS. | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $8,183,333 | ESTABLISH THE WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM, UTE AND WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. DISTINGUISHED... | 2021 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $6,183,333 | ESTABLISH THE WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM; UCSF OSHER CENTER RESEARCH SUPPORT; THE NEURAL... | 2022 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $6,183,333 | ESTABLISH THE WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM, UCSF OSHER CENTER RESEARCH SUPPORT, THE NEURAL... | 2023 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco, CA | $6,050,000 | PURCHASE AND/OR RENOVATION OF PROPERTY FOR A RESIDENCE HALL, CREATE THE BOWES CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 2021... | 2020 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco, CA | $6,000,000 | PURCHASE AND/OR RENOVATION OF PROPERTY FOR A RESIDENCE HALL, CREATE THE BOWES CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS,... | 2021 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,833,333 | ESTABLISH THE WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM, UCSF DISCOVERY FELLOWS, CARDIOLOGY COUNCIL,... | 2024 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco, CA | $3,923,603 | CREATE THE BOWES CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, PRESIDENT'S FUND | 2023 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco, CA | $3,900,000 | CREATE THE BOWES CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS; PRESIDENT'S FUND | 2022 |
| California Institute for Regenerative Medicine | Oakland, CA | $2,500,000 | STEM CELL RESEARCH | 2020 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - TO SUPPORT THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND MOST URGENT FINANCIAL NEEDS | 2020 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - TO SUPPORT THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND MOST URGENT FINANCIAL... | 2021 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,292,906 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TO SUPPORT THE FIELD TRIP PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS THAT SUPPORT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED... | 2023 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $2,150,000 | WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. FOUNDATION: STANFORD BIO-X BOWES FELLOWS, HOOVER HOUSE CIRCLE 2020-21, UTE AND WILLIAM BOWES,... | 2020 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $2,100,000 | STANFORD BIO-X BOWES FELLOWS, UTE AND WILLIAM BOWES, JR. LIBRARY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY IN THE... | 2021 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,025,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; TO SUPPORT 2022 PARTY AT THE PIERS | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND OCEANS PROGRAMS | 2020 |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA, GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA, GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA; GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA, GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA, GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | EXPLORATORIUM GALLERY RENEWAL | 2024 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,700,000 | FIAT LUX SCHOLARSHIPS, BOWES FACULTY FELLOWS | 2020 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $1,500,000 | WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. FOUNDATION: STANFORD BIO-X BOWES FELLOWS; UTE AND WILLIAM BOWES, JR. LIBRARY AND THE... | 2022 |